Apple witnessed a 28 percent year-over-year growth in Mac
sales to 3.76 million units while iPhone sales grew 113 percent to 18.65
million units during the quarter. Apple's newest booming business sector, the
iPad, had sales of 4.69 million units.

If there was a lone cloud in Apple's sunny report, it was
the fact that iPod sales were down 17 percent to 9.02 million units compared to
last year.

“With quarterly revenue growth of 83 percent and profit
growth of 95 percent, we’re firing on all cylinders,” said Apple CEO Steve
Jobs. “We will continue to innovate on all fronts throughout the remainder of
the year.”

I think I know more than a couple people out of a hundred that have iphones or ipads, I would say %10-15 of my friends own some type of apple product. Who is buying this stuff? Or is it just because the margins are so high that the numbers 'sound' as if its higher market penetration? I've never purchased/owned or desired any apple product in my 15+ years as a buying consumer. I do often feel as if my needs/desires are a little esoteric but not really. I like flexibility, and the best bang for my buck and I don't mind tinkering.

"What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders." -- Michael Dell, after being asked what to do with Apple Computer in 1997